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Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

If you are interested in studying mental & social health services, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Highlands University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services
  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The mental health services major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of mental health services bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

86% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 36
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work 213
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 3

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Psychiatric Technicians 1,190 $28,790
Healthcare Social Workers 1,190 $55,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 940 $73,600
Substance Abuse Social Workers 510 $45,260
Community Health Workers 270 $40,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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